Abstract

ABSTRACTThe observation of 1.54 μm luminescence in erbium-doped-GaAs (GaAs:Er) and AlxGal-xAs, has stimulated research efforts because of their potential application to light sources in optical communications. In this paper, we study a different aspect of the photoresponse behavior of this material. The dependence of the carrier lifetime on the doping concentration of Erbium is investigated in GaAs:Er grown by MBE. A reduction in the carrier lifetime down to ∼1 ps is observed for the highest doping (∼5×1019 cm−3) investigated. Together with the high-resistivity observed for the higher doping values, this material serves as a novel photoconductor material for high-speed optoelectronics.

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